video links about Schuller shortly after he died:
1) CBN NEWS
2) Fox News Robert Jeffress re "Robert Schuller's impact on Christianity in America"
3) Wochit General News
4) NewsBreaker
5) RIP video6) Link to the very first episode
of Hour of Power
7) Grandson & son of Robert Schuller, short video message re the death of the grandfather/father.
8) Angie Schuller Wyatt re death of her grandfather Robert Schuller (video)
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4/2/15 BREAKING NEWS,
ROBERT SCHULLER,
RIP,FOUNDER OF CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL & HOUR of POWER DIES on MAUNDAY THURSDAY 2015
""Hour of Power"
televangelist dies":
Robert Schuller (Sr),the Crystal Cathedral,& the Hour of Power had a tremendous impact on my life whether I wanted it or not,due to the fact that my dad (& us kids & mother) moved from Michigan to California in 1984 to work for the Crystal Cathedral ministries. My dad took the position of director & pastor of pastoral care,occupying the 10th-floor office of the tower of hope.I was a senior in high school at the time. Later in life on my own I found my own sense of identification with Robert Schuller's ministry style,but initially it was simply "inherited" so to speak,whether I liked it or not.And there were times I didn't want it or like it. There were pros & cons being associated with the CC and all its "glamour" in the 80's. There were those who called Schuller & televangelism a great thing,then there were others who mocked & ridiculed & criticized it,& even today you hear pastors who use the word "televangelism" as a synonym for materialism & the so-called "prosperity gospel" etc even while they themselves are also on tv & now online as well,& doing quite well,if not better,for themselves. In many ways it is a cheapshot & used to deflect scrutiny of themselves. Nonetheless,when I later returned to southern California & began my own ministry while studying in seminary I also came even closer in affiliation with the CC ministries,albeit never came on board formally,& never took any compensation from them,other than inspiration. I also identified partly with the senior Schuller's midwest roots (I myself was born in Iowa & grew up in Michigan,altho not on a farm). Its hard not to admire what the senior Schuller accomplished in terms of building a ministry in such a spectacular manner & inspiring so many people. Towards the end of the ministry (at the crystal cathedral) & the subsequent bankruptcy,the family matters convoluted everything,& "nepotism" turned out to be the "fatal flaw" of the operation,but the groundwork he laid lives on both as the operation of a new ministry at the site (ie the Roman Catholic diocese of orange) and also at the new location where the Hour of Power lives on. Hence,he planted a mustard seed & it bloomed,& a kernel of wheat must die for a new plant or plants to blossom. I will have more to say later. RIP,ROBERT H. SCHULLER ,thanks for the memories
see more at http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/us/robert-schuller-death/
ROBERT SCHULLER,
RIP,FOUNDER OF CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL & HOUR of POWER DIES on MAUNDAY THURSDAY 2015
""Hour of Power"
televangelist dies":
Robert Schuller (Sr),the Crystal Cathedral,& the Hour of Power had a tremendous impact on my life whether I wanted it or not,due to the fact that my dad (& us kids & mother) moved from Michigan to California in 1984 to work for the Crystal Cathedral ministries. My dad took the position of director & pastor of pastoral care,occupying the 10th-floor office of the tower of hope.I was a senior in high school at the time. Later in life on my own I found my own sense of identification with Robert Schuller's ministry style,but initially it was simply "inherited" so to speak,whether I liked it or not.And there were times I didn't want it or like it. There were pros & cons being associated with the CC and all its "glamour" in the 80's. There were those who called Schuller & televangelism a great thing,then there were others who mocked & ridiculed & criticized it,& even today you hear pastors who use the word "televangelism" as a synonym for materialism & the so-called "prosperity gospel" etc even while they themselves are also on tv & now online as well,& doing quite well,if not better,for themselves. In many ways it is a cheapshot & used to deflect scrutiny of themselves. Nonetheless,when I later returned to southern California & began my own ministry while studying in seminary I also came even closer in affiliation with the CC ministries,albeit never came on board formally,& never took any compensation from them,other than inspiration. I also identified partly with the senior Schuller's midwest roots (I myself was born in Iowa & grew up in Michigan,altho not on a farm). Its hard not to admire what the senior Schuller accomplished in terms of building a ministry in such a spectacular manner & inspiring so many people. Towards the end of the ministry (at the crystal cathedral) & the subsequent bankruptcy,the family matters convoluted everything,& "nepotism" turned out to be the "fatal flaw" of the operation,but the groundwork he laid lives on both as the operation of a new ministry at the site (ie the Roman Catholic diocese of orange) and also at the new location where the Hour of Power lives on. Hence,he planted a mustard seed & it bloomed,& a kernel of wheat must die for a new plant or plants to blossom. I will have more to say later. RIP,ROBERT H. SCHULLER ,thanks for the memories
see more at http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/us/robert-schuller-death/
also
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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
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Arvela & Robert,
newlyweds
After Schuller finished seminary
in Holland, Michigan (near where I grew up),
he and Arvella first worked for a church in Chicago before coming to southern California
the drive-in movie theatre
where it all began in orange, california
young Rev Schuller at the
drive-in theatre in Orange, California
Robert Schuller (1926-2015)
& Billy Graham (born 1918 ).
The elder Billy encouraged
Robert Schuller to start a TV ministry
Rev Schuller preaching from the arboretum pulpit when the church that was to become the Crystal Cathedral was originally known as Garden Grove Community Church
the TV ministry began in the arboretum
(which is still used today for daily mass for the Catholic Christ Cathedral) . The arboretum was used as a multi-purpose building after the Crystal Cathedral became the worship center. I remember many Care & Kindness Conferences there as well.
groundbreaking in progress for the Crystal Cathedral which was completed in 1980
the star outline of the Crystal Cathedral
begins to take shape
the scaffolding is put in place
Jane Pauley on The Today Show announcing the completion of the Crystal Cathedral
The Hour of Power lives on after the Crystal Cathedral closes, now led
by the grandson of Robert Schuller.
His name is Robert too.
The late Roger Williams aka "Mr. Piano" was a regular beloved musician
at the Crystal Cathedral
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28
\
newlyweds
in Holland, Michigan (near where I grew up),
he and Arvella first worked for a church in Chicago before coming to southern California
where it all began in orange, california
drive-in theatre in Orange, California
& Billy Graham (born 1918 ).
The elder Billy encouraged
Robert Schuller to start a TV ministry
(which is still used today for daily mass for the Catholic Christ Cathedral) . The arboretum was used as a multi-purpose building after the Crystal Cathedral became the worship center. I remember many Care & Kindness Conferences there as well.
begins to take shape
by the grandson of Robert Schuller.
His name is Robert too.
Robert Schuller always showed respect for the Catholic Church & pope even though the Crystal Cathedral itself was part of the Reformed Church of America (RCA)
(ie protestant reformation) .
The late Roger Williams aka "Mr. Piano" was a regular beloved musician
at the Crystal Cathedral
Schuller with the late Ruth Peale, the wife of the late Norman Vincent Peale
who was a big influence on Schuller
